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| Met officer Andrew Ott jailed for London student protest assault | Met officer Andrew Ott jailed for London student protest assault |
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| A Met Police officer who used "gratuitous and unnecessary violence" when a student's tooth was knocked out during a protest has been jailed. | A Met Police officer who used "gratuitous and unnecessary violence" when a student's tooth was knocked out during a protest has been jailed. |
| PC Andrew Ott struck William Horner with a "full force blow" using his shield at a tuition fees protest in Westminster in 2010. | |
| He was jailed for eight months after being convicted of causing actual bodily harm at Southwark Crown Court. | He was jailed for eight months after being convicted of causing actual bodily harm at Southwark Crown Court. |
| Judge Jeffrey Pegden said Ott, 36, from Kent, had abused his power. | Judge Jeffrey Pegden said Ott, 36, from Kent, had abused his power. |
| He told Ott: "This offence was committed in a sterile area, in relative darkness, when you had the victim cornered and no violence was necessary at all. | He told Ott: "This offence was committed in a sterile area, in relative darkness, when you had the victim cornered and no violence was necessary at all. |
| "You hit him with a full force blow to his face with your shield. | "You hit him with a full force blow to his face with your shield. |
| "That was wholly gratuitous, unnecessary violence, and I have considered the stress on William Horner over the last few years." | "That was wholly gratuitous, unnecessary violence, and I have considered the stress on William Horner over the last few years." |
| Mr Horner, then aged 20, had been trying to break free from a kettled area when he was struck. | Mr Horner, then aged 20, had been trying to break free from a kettled area when he was struck. |
| Ott, from Rochester, had been heard talking about "getting" the protesters and threatening violence after being taped on his personal recording device, jurors were told. | Ott, from Rochester, had been heard talking about "getting" the protesters and threatening violence after being taped on his personal recording device, jurors were told. |
| He was heard swearing about the attack and saying "I've had enough". | He was heard swearing about the attack and saying "I've had enough". |
| Ott, and two other officers PC Calvin Lindsay, 31, from east London, and PC Thomas Barnes, 31, from Kent, were cleared of perverting the course of justice. | Ott, and two other officers PC Calvin Lindsay, 31, from east London, and PC Thomas Barnes, 31, from Kent, were cleared of perverting the course of justice. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said the conviction had been achieved following its investigation. | |
| It added: "The IPCC investigation found that all three officers have a case to answer for gross misconduct and they will now face disciplinary hearings, which will be carried out by the Metropolitan Police Service." |